SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
April 01, 2021
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Holy Thursday with Disgraced Cardinal Becciu
April 01, 2021
Several news reports say Pope Francis celebrated Thursday afternoon around 5:30pm Rome Time in Cardinal Becciu's private chapel, inside the cardinal's apartment in the Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio -- the headquarters of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- a stone's throw from the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse.
Helping to Heal: Supporting abuse survivors
April 01, 2021
On the tenth anniversary of Grief to Grace UK's founding, Fr Dominic Allain writes of the organisation's mission to support abuse survivors, particularly survivors of clergy abuse.
Why Ampleforth is worth saving
April 01, 2021
The college has always been ahead of its time – and still has so much to offer, says Michael Pritchett
The joys of silence
April 01, 2021
After a tour of monasteries, Sarah Sands learns to enjoy the silence – until she has to talk about it
Hungary’s family values
April 01, 2021
Generous benefits for married couples and subsidised child care are helping to reverse population decline
“An outstanding Catholic priest”
April 01, 2021
Tributes continue to pour in for Mgr Mark Langham, the popular chaplain whose passing in January has left a void
The second flood
April 01, 2021
There is no pulling of punches about what is to blame for this second flood: it lies squarely at the feet of modern life.
Composer at the crossroads
April 01, 2021
Stephen Walsh on why the great composer Igor Stravinsky returned to God later in life – and why he almost converted to Catholicism
Saying goodbye to God
April 01, 2021
The Best Catholics in the World is an account of Ireland’s Catholic past and above all the legacy of the scandals and how we should deal with them.
Every word a painting
April 01, 2021
The Sleeve Should Be Illegal is a collection of 61 pen-portraits of works in the Frick Collection.
Cardinal Bo: ‘Merciless killings’ turning Burma into ‘21st-century Calvary’
April 01, 2021
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo preaching at Westminster Cathedral in London, England, May 12, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via CNA CNA Staff, Apr 1, 2021 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has said that “merciless killings” of protesters following a Feb. 1 military coup have turned Burma into a “21st-century Calvary.” In an Easter message posted
Some peace and quiet
April 01, 2021
Sands was invited to luxury house parties in Tuscany where her Russian media mogul’s host’s dog eats Boris Johnson’s computer cord. It is time for a Reset.
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